Huntington, Massachusetts

Huntington
Former Huntington Country Store
Former Huntington Country Store
Flag of Huntington
Official seal of Huntington
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
Location in Hampshire County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°14′10″N 72°52′35″W / 42.23611°N 72.87639°W / 42.23611; -72.87639
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyHampshire
Settled1769
Incorporated (Norwich)1775
Incorporated (Huntington)March 5, 1855
Government
 • TypeOpen town meeting
Area
 • Total26.8 sq mi (69.4 km2)
 • Land26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
382 ft (116 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,094
 • Density78/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
01050
Area code413
FIPS code25-31785
GNIS feature ID0618203
Websitewww.huntingtonma.us

Huntington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,094 at the 2020 census.[1] It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The main village of Huntington is in the south of the town, with the villages of Norwich[2] and Norwich Bridge in the center. (The villages are unofficial neighborhoods representing clusters of buildings in an otherwise rural town.)

The villages of Knightville (or Knightsville) and Indian Hollow toward the north were removed by the construction of the Knightville Dam from 1939 to 1941.[3]

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Huntington town, Hampshire County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
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  3. ^ Images show ‘forgotten valley’ life before Knightville Dam